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mistletoe tradition

Mistletoe hung above the door is often seen as an invitation for a Christmas. kiss, but the plant has a long history,...

Made up of the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands (Furness), there are some long-standing and unusual...

piel island

Our writer Emma Longstaff explores a quirky 170-year-old tradition on the Cumbrian Piel Island which has its very own reigning monarch

picnics

So much more than merely dining alfresco, in Britain picnics offer an insight into the British psyche says Sally Coffey

best villages in the cotswolds

From honeypot towns to villages that look like they’ve fallen out of the pages of a fairy-tale book, here are the best...

The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place on Saturday 6 May 2023, at Westminster Abbey. A spectacular day watched by...

yeoman warders

To mark the new reign of King Charles III, the Tower of London's Yeoman Warders, often known as 'Beefeaters', have received new uniforms The Yeoman...

garrison chapel

Henrietta Easton reports on the transformation of the Garrison Chapel into a public space showcasing the Prince’s Foundation’s commitment to sustainability and heritage crafts Once serving its...

celtic music

As part of our Celtic Britain special, our editor Sally Coffey gives us the low down on how Celtic music can be enjoyed across the...

coronation

As we celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Clemmie de la Poer Beresford explores how previous monarchs marked their coronations in suitably extravagant ways Steeped in...